Author : Arlene

One of Israel’s many significant medical developments: Assistant Professor Dr. Daphne Weihs, of the Technion in Haifa, has developed a unique biomechanical method for the early...

There is so much that is positive going on here.  Today I start with an interesting piece about Israeli technology.   The Israeli firm DeepOptics is...

As has become my practice now, I start with some good news. As to this first item, it’s possible that the jury is still out on...

If only there would be a preponderance of positive news.  But that is wishful thinking, of course.  And yet, there is positive news, and news...

Motzei Shabbat (after Shabbat) I had a beautiful Shabbat.  Rich with the laughter of my grandchildren, and with the incredibly perceptive and sensitive things they said. ...

Pretty much describes the state of affairs here and elsewhere.  I was going to use the Hebrew term “balagan,” which means a state of confusion,...

Today I begin with a marvelous Dry Bones cartoon by Ya’akov Kirschen.  It is not “ha ha” funny, but evokes a laugh in the way...

Yesterday was a horrible day with regard to terror attacks.  Jerusalem was quiet except for one foiled attack – I think Netanyahu was correct in...

Before beginning news about Israel, I want to take a moment to speak about the Canadian election.  Many of us in Israel are deeply saddened...

It was eerie how precisely I called it.  Yesterday, in describing the terror situation, I said: “I might write about the most recent attack and...